, 1887-07-23

Said examination was not concluded.
On motion the board adjourned until
Saturday, July l6, 1887 at 9 o'clock a. IN.
SATURDAY, July 16, 1887.
The board met at 9 O'Clock a. m. this
day pursuant to adjournment.
Present: II. B. Kelly, chairman, Thos.
Swan and John Hunton, commissioners.
The examination of the books, vouch-
ers and accounts of the county clerk for
the six months ending June so, 1897, was
proceeded with and concluded.
On motion it was ordered by the board
hat the following amounts be allowed on
account OF warrants issued by the clerk on
proper certificates for witness and jurors
fees in the district court and before JUS
tees of the peace, said issue having been
authorized by the board, to wit:
Witness fees district COURTS ,436 10
Grand jurors ees............. 27l 90
Petit Jurors es...."..."..... 1880 so
Triers' fees. IL 90
Witness and Jurors fees before
justice OF the peace........... 742 10
The books, vouchers and accounts of
the county clerk for the six months end
ing June 80, 1887, were found correct;
from said books and vouchers it appears
biihN Nv Obdh bluOuul VI mdIIdIll5 ISSuCu
during that time was S47, $40 rs.
All warrants that had been issued were
supported by proper vouchers and orders
duly audited and approved by this board;
it was ordered that a record of these facts
be entered on the journal. The clerk
presented a statement Of the receipts and
expenditures of money during the six
months ending June 80, 1887, setting
forth the amount expended and the par
ticular objects for which in each case
every sum Of money has been expended;
said statement was audited, found correct
and the chairman and clerk were in
structed to sign the same. The clerk was
also instructed to publish said statement
ill the Official paper of the county as re.
quired by law.
The matter of the report Of the viewers
on the proposed road from Otto, on the
Union Pacific railway, in a general west
erly direction to western boundary of
Laramie county with branch road), was
taken up for consideration. Said report
was publicly read; a number of persons
appeared before the board and favored
the opening of said road. The board not
being satisfied that all persons interested
had been notified OF the day on which the
said report would be read.
On motion, it is ordered the matter be
continued until the next regular meeting
of the board. The viewers appointed on
May 4, 1887, TO view and locate the fol-
lowing described road to-wit: Commenc.
ing at a point in south line southeast
quarter, section "a, township IA, range
CT, where the same is intersected by the
center line of Ferguson street, prolonged in
a straight line, and 1857 feet west of cor
NOR otnpa r foanttnog 1 a On Oh onl OK nnI
terminating at a point in east line OF Fort
ID. A. Russell military reservation; having
on June Is, 1887, submitted a report,
field notes and plat, at which last men
toned time the Union Pacific Railway
company having claimed to be damaged
by the opening of said road through a
portion Of its lands,
And the commissioners having appoint
ed appraisers to view said road the whole
distance it runs through said lands, said
appraisers now present their report,
thereupon, by order of the board, the
the report of the viewers and the re port
presented by the appraisers are now read
publicly.
No person appeared Directing to said
reports or either OF them: the commits
]sioners being satisfied that all persons
owning the property through which it is
proposed to lay out said road had been
properly notified, the matter was proceed
ed with.
The commissioners being further salts
fed that said road will be of public
utility:
On motion, it is ordered that the report
OF the viewers, survey and plat be re-
corded; it was further ordered that said
road as laid down in the plat and de-
scribed in the field notes shall be and be-
comc a public highway, and that it be
opened, the road supervisor was instruct
ed to open said road. And the commits
sioners being satisfied that the amount Of
damages as assessed by the viewers and
appraisers is Just and equitable, it is or
dered bv the board that the amounts be
paid and warrants drawn on the
read and bridge fund for the same, to-
wit:
Frank Nolan on account damages done
to property on southeast quarter section
"a, township II north, of range 81.
$50. 90 as recommended by viewers.
Union Pacific Railway company dam
ages on account of portion of said road in
section %, township IA, range 81.
$4,000 as recommended by appraisers.
The following claims were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn fer the rcspcc-
tive amounts, to-wit:
A. {. Campbell, assisting county
attorney 500 90
Thos. NJ. Fisher, defending pris-
10 90
On motion the board adjourned.
TERRITORY OF WYOMING, L.
COUNTY OF LARAMIE, 90
The above is a true cop of the record
of the proceedings of the board of county
commissioners at meetings held on the
dates therein mentioned.
Witness my hand and official seal this
goth day of July. 1887.
seal john X. JEFFREY.
County clerk and clerk of said board.